History

Novels, Society and History

Question:

How novels helped in popularising the sense of belonging to a common nation ?

Answer:

(i) Imaging a heroic past.
(ii) Various classes were included so that they could be seen to belong to a shared world.

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Novels, Society and History

Q 1.

Name any two novels written by Munshi Premchand. [CBSE 2014]

Q 2.

In many novels written during the colonial period, the ideal person successfully deals with one of the central dilemmas faced by colonial subject'. What was the dilemma ?

Q 3.

Which novel supplied the adventurous text for the young English population ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 4.

Who is known as the pioneer of modem Hindi literature ?

Q 5.

Who is the author of the novel ‘Robinson Crusoe' ? [CBSE. Sept.2011, 12]

Q 6.

How were the modem Indian novels useful for the Indians in day to day life. [CBSE 2013]
Or
"Indian novelists used the novel as a powerful medium to criticize the defects of the society."Justify the statement with the suitable examples. [CBSE 2013]
Or
Explain any three reasons for making the novel popular in India. [CBSE 2014]

Q 7.

Explain the role of novelists in the field of social reforms in India with the help of any three examples. [CBSE 2014]

Q 8.

Differentiate between the novels written by Charlotte Bronte and the novels written by Jane Austen ? [CBSE 2013]

Q 9.

What was impact of serialisation of a novel ?

Q 10.

Who was the author of Pickwick Papers which was serialised in 1836 ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 11.

Identify the person given in the image.

Q 12.

What was the theme of the novel Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte?

Q 13.

Name any two famous Hindi novelists. Also mention the names of the novels written by them.

Q 14.

Name a novel which is about a secret Hindu militia that fights Muslims to establish a Hindu Kingdom. It was a novel that inspired many kinds of freedom fighters. ‘

Q 15.

Why the novel Pariksha Guru could not win many readers ?

Q 16.

What is satire ? Give one example. [CBSE 2014]

Q 17.

Which of the following novel was written by Potheri Kunjambu and deals with the caste oppression ? [CBSE. Sept. 2011,12]

Q 18.

What is a satire?

Q 19.

How were the stories and prose not new to India ? Give three examples. [CBSE Comp. (O) 2008]

Q 20.

How did Charles Dickens focus on the life of the industrial workers and the terrible conditions of urban life in his novels ? Explain with examples. [CBSE 2008 (O)]
Or
Explain the themes and issues of the . novels of Charles Dickens with examples. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Elaborate upon the contribution of Charles Dickens in the field of novel writing.  [CBSE-2012]
Or
Novels of Charles Dickens deal with which changes of the 19th century Britain ? Mention any three such changes. [CBSE-2013]
Or
Which type of problems were highlighted by the novelist, Charles Dickens through his novel? Explain from any of his two novels. [CBSE-2013]
Or
Explain any three aspects highlighted by Charles Dickens in his novel "Hard Times". [CBSE-2012]

Q 21.

Novels had explained and focussed on the terrible conditions of urban life under industrial capitalism. Justify.

Q 22.

How most of the novels of the 19th century represented the true picture of the community and the society ?

Q 23.

Explain the role of novelists in the field of social reforms in India with the help of any three examples. [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 24.

What is a novel ?

Q 25.

Name any two most important novels written by Charles Dickens. What was the theme of the novels ?

Q 26.

Who is the writer of the Novel Germinal ? What was the theme of the novel ?

Q 27.

Who was the author of Mayor of Casterbridge ?

Q 28.

Name some important novelists who use to write for the young generation.
Or
Name some of the important novels for the young. [CBSE 2014]

Q 29.

Who is the author of the novel "Robinson Crusoe ?

Q 30.

Name any two novelists of South India. Also mention the names of the novels written by them.

Q 31.

During the 19th century, the early Bengali novelists lived in two worlds'. Explain.

Q 32.

Who was Rokeya Hossein ?

Q 33.

The Novel is about an epic about the Mallas, a community of fisherfolk who live off fishing in the river Titash. Identify the novel and the author.

Q 34.

Who wrote Anandmath ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 35.

The novel is an epic of the Indian peasantry and tells the moving story of Hori and his wife, Dhania. Identify the novel. [CBSE. Sept. 2011]

Q 36.

Which social issues were included in the novels in India? Explain by giving examples. [CBSE 2014]
Or
Novels helped in creating a sense of social awareness in India.' Explain. [CBSE 2012]

Q 37.

In what ways was the novel In colonial India useful for both the colonisers as well as the nationalists?

Q 38.

Write about Thomas Hardy's Mayor of Caster Bridge.

Q 39.

Mention some important reasons for the popularity of the novels. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
Or
Explain, how did novels become a popular medium of entertainment among the middle class during the late nineteenth century in India. [CBSE 2010 (D), Sept. 2013]
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Why were the novels widely read and become popular very quickly ? [CBSE Sept. 2011, 2012]
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How did novels become popular among masses ? (CBSE 2013)
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Assess the reasons for the popularity of the novel in Europe ? [CBSE 2012]

Q 40.

What did the novels in the nineteenth- century India mean to :
(a) Women
(b) Children
Or
What was the attitude of people in India in the 19th century towards women reading ? How did women responded to this ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]

Q 41.

Explain the contribution of Premchand in Hindi novels. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011, 2013]
Or
Which is the most popular novel written by Premchand ? When was it published ? Write its theme. [CBSE 2008 (O)]
Or
"It was with the writings of Premchand that Hindi novel achieved excellence."Justify the statement. [CBSE 2013]

Q 42.

What are the main features of novel Sewasadan' written by Munshi Premchand? Mention any three. [CBSE 2012]

Q 43.

Who was Charlotte Bronte ? How has she presented the picture of a woman in her novels ?
Or
Describe the depiction of women in the novels of Charlotte Bronte. [CBSE 2013]
Or
In which way was women depicted in Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre'? [CBSE 2011]

Q 44.

How were the poor people, for a long time, excluded in the publishing market in eighteenth century Europe ? Explain any two reasons. [CBSE 2010 (D)]

Q 45.

Mention some important characteristics of novels which increased their popularity among the readers.

Q 46.

Trace the history of novels of South India.

Q 47.

Name the countries where the novel first took firm roots. [CBSE 2009 (o)]

Q 48.

Who formed the readership for the novels ?

Q 49.

Who was Leo Tolstoy?

Q 50.

Which was the first modem novel in Malayalam? When was it published ?